Senators break into tears during meeting with Newtown families on Capitol Hill

Yesterday on Capitol Hill, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) broke into tears during a meeting with a number of Newtown families while discussing the upcoming floor debate on gun control. “I’m a parent and a grandfather, and I had to do something.” The Senator spoke quietly, choking up stating, “I had to do something.”

Mark Barden, a father of a slain child, comforted the Senator and handed him a tissue. “Let’s all share,” the senator said, putting the box of tissues on the table between them.

On Wednesday, Sen Manchin and Sen Pat Toomey (R-PA) announced a bipartisan deal that would establish universal background checks on all commercial gun purchases, even those made at gun shows or over the Internet between private buyers and sellers.

—

In a related story, it has been reported that New York Senator Chuck Schumer broke down while meeting with familes as well earlier today.

“The whole things is totally because of you,” Schumer said. “Your actions are not in vain. You’ve had more effect on this issue than I have seen in 20 years that I’ve been fighting for it here in the House and Senate.”

Having to pause for several seconds and choke back tears, Schumer went on to state, “It’s so hard to come and just light those candles,” he said with a quivering voice. “And, as I’ve said, we’ve been in darkness for 20 years when it comes to gun control.”

Post your Comments

No you retards...you've been in darkness because your heads are up your asses! This is a mental health issue and that's it! But there's way too much money in these bullshit medications that cause far more harm than good, for you to even address them. You're ALL cowards and it's a shame that any of you are in any office supposedly representing the American people!
And to the parents of the victims in these crimes...I feel sorry for all of you, not for your losses (which is horrible) but for believing these politicians actually care about you....for not seeing that you are ALL just pawns in this game of lies and numbers. It's clear that emotion has clouded your ability to apply logic and understand true facts. These measures will unfortunately NOT save ANY lives, but more so, make it extremely difficult for law abiding citizens to be able to actually protect their children from these mentally disturbed and chemically induced individuals.

There is no way that there this stupid to believe they will stop a criminal from getting a gun or a monster from shooting up a school or mall.
This is all politics and BS, Schumer I believe he is tearfully happy to finally put another dent into our freedom.
What a bunch of D. Bags

Murder rate has been declining steadily, gun ownership has been increasing, if more guns equaled more murders, shouldn't there be more murders instead of less? http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8

I agree with you too, Billy. What WILL happen when another mass killing happens after all these measures and precautions are set in play? What then? What will these limey politicians have to blame it on then, because they sure as hell won't take any responsibility for it, but more so, turn it around and blame us for voting on these changes.